With the signing of Naby Keita from Liverpool FC, Werder Bremen achieved a real transfer coup. Jürgen Klopp is also said to have played a role.
Werder Bremen dropped the bomb last Friday: The Hanseatic League announced the signing of Naby Keita. The 28-year-old midfielder is said to have signed for three years and is said to earn a whopping 2.5 million euros per season. However, Keita did not have to pay a fee because his contract with Liverpool expires on June 30th.
“He will be a great asset to the team with his qualities,” said Clemens Fritz, Werder’s head of professional football, about the former RB Leipzig professional. After a time marked by injuries with the Reds, they want to “bring Keita back to his top level”.
According to “Sport Bild”, a supporter of Keita’s move to Werder was Liverpool team manager Jürgen Klopp. In discussions with those responsible, he always spoke positively about the Guinean and said he believed he could play a key role in the Green-Whites.
Ultimately, that also persuaded the Werder bosses around Fritz and manager Frank Baumann to ignore Keita’s bulging injury file and to seal the deal.
Werder Bremen: Three-hour conversation with Naby Keita
As the report goes on to say, Fritz, Baumann and Co. finally made the transfer perfect last Wednesday. The conversation, in which coach Ole Werner also took part, lasted more than three hours.
In the course of this, Keita was also shown the Weser Stadium. He was also presented with his future role in Werner’s system and Werder’s goals.
The newcomer also saw emotional videos, for example from the fan march before the game at Hertha BSC at the end of April. It is said that he then agreed after another night to think about it.